NIErZSCHE found in classical Athenian tragedy an art form that
transcended the pessimism and nihilism of a fundamentally
meaningless world. Nietzsche discusses the history of the tragic
form and introduces an intellectual dichotomy between the Dionysian
and the Apollonian. Nietzsche claims life always involves a
struggle between these two elements, each battling for control over
the existence of humanity.
Twilight of the Idols was written in just over a week. As
Nietzsche''s fame and popularity was spreading both inside and
outside Germany, he felt that he needed a text that was a short
introduction to his work; Twilight of the Idols is his attempt at
this,
關於作者:
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE(1844-1900) was a 19th-century German
philosopher, poet, composer and classical philologist. He wrote
critical texts on religion, morality, contemporary culture,
philosophy and science, displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony
and aphorism.
Nietzsche''s influence remains substantial within and beyond
philosophy, notably in existentialism, nihilism and postmodernism.
His key ideas include the death of God, perspectives, the
Ubermensch, the eternal recurrence, and the will to power.
目錄:
INTRODUCTION
THE BIRTH OF TRAGEDY
THE BIRTH OF TRAGEDY
TWILIGHT OF THE IDOLS
PREFACE
MAXIMS AND ARROWS
THE PROBLEM OF SOCRATES
"REASON" IN PHILOSOPHY
HOW THE "TRUE WORLD" FINALLY
BECAME A FABLE
MORALITY AS ANTI-NATURE
THE FOUR GREAT ERRORS
THE "IMPROVERS" OF MANKIND
WHAT THE GERMANS LACK
SKIRMISHES OF AN UNTIMELY MAN
WHAT I OWE TO THE ANCIENTS
THE HAMMER SPEAKS